Christine Pedi's Broadway Buzz

Off-Broadway is getting Kandi Koated. Sassy Real Housewives of Atlanta star and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss joins the cast of off-Broadway comedy NEWSical the Musical beginning January 13. The housewife will play in the zany show through January 26 at the Kirk Theatre.

In addition to appearing on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, Burruss was a member of the multi-platinum-selling R&B group ...

She’s a Real Housewives of Atlanta favorite, she’s a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, and she’s about to become an off-Broadway leading lady for two weeks! Kandi Burruss will join the cast of the comedy NEWSical the Musical from January 13 through January 26, 2014. The zany musical is currently playing at the Kirk Theatre.

November is here, which means we will gorge ourselves on two things: turkey and 54 Below shows. This month, Broadway’s living room offers return engagements of favorite concerts by Alice Ripley, Jarrod Spector, Emily Skinner, Paulo Szot and Joanna Gleason, plus a heaping helping of new and exciting shows. Read on as Broadway.com counts down 10 must-see November attractions ...

What’s happening in New York City this week besides the return of pumpkin spice lattes? Lots! From concerts to a double dose of off-Broadway openings, we've got all the scoop on the top events for stage fans. Read on for details on Tony winner Sutton Foster highly anticipated return to NYC, the opening of Horton Foote's The Old Friends and ...

The Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago welcomes talk show queen and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award host Wendy Williams to the company beginning June 28 at the Ambassador Theatre. Williams is playing a limited engagement through August 11.

Williams takes over the role of Matron "Mama" Morton, the matron of Chicago's Cook County Jail, succeeding funny lady Christine Pedi, who ...

As the adage goes, there’s no business like show business—and it’s especially true this week! A ton of exciting, wacky and downright crazy stuff happened, and Broadway.com is here to fill you in. Check out the top 10 lessons we learned in the last seven days.

The cast of the Tony-winning revival of Chicago is being extra good to their new mama! Amy Spanger (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly) and Christine Pedi (Matron "Mama" Morton) took the time to give Williams some advice for her big Broadway debut on June 25. Spanger told the talk show queen to just be exactly who she is before ...

Off-Broadway’s jaw-dropping musical NEWSical the Musical welcomes back Hairspray vet Susan Mosher beginning April 15. Mosher will step in for current Chicago star Christine Pedi, during Pedi’s ten-week absence from NEWSical. Also joining the cast at Theatre Row is Carly Sakolove as a swing.

NEWSical the Musical is the ever-evolving, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that’s fit ...